Hitman is to be re-released in a swanky boxed edition at the beginning of next year.

Hitman: The Complete First Season will land on January 31, 2017 and contains all content that has been released for the game so far. The complete package will arrive in a day one edition SteelBook which features the prologue and all six episodes.

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A host of DLC is also included with the game, such as three bonus mission packs (including the as-yet unreleased mission Landslide), the official soundtrack, and cosmetic extras like the iconic Blood Money suit.

The PlayStation 4 edition will also include six additional missions for The Sarajevo Six not open to Xbox or PC players.

Hannes Seifert, the Studio Head of Io-Interactive, said: "The disc combines everything we have learned, refined and updated over the course of a 10-month live season. It's the direct result of live input, development and feedback from our players."

Hitman has been released episodically, with chapters slowly rolling out over a series of months. Initial reactions to the staggered release were negative, but players seemed to warm to the idea as the quality of each instalment became clear.

The pack will also grant access to all future Elusive Targets from the game's release forward. These are 'live events' where players have a set amount of real-world time to perform a hit, and appear to have kept players coming back for more.

The pack will be priced at $59.99 (UK price pending) and those who pre-order will receive a head shave at their local barbers, along with a complimentary garrote. (Not really - garroting someone is terribly unpleasant. No-one is encouraging that.)